Naked truth about Cape hot property - 06/05/11http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article1101933.ece/Naked-truth-about-Cape-hot-propertyTwo estate agents have been dragged into a sordid scandal featuring nude photos, showhouse sex romps and industrial espionage - orchestrated by a jilted lover. Hristo Bukov spent last weekend in jail after allegedly posting graphic pictures of his ex-girlfriend on the internet, along with adverts for luxury properties in Cape Town.

Technology opens doors to creeps - 06/05/11http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_18213700You know the dream, you're at school or work or on the street and you're naked. Very uncomfortable until you wake up, heart racing, in your bed. It was a nightmare or a comedy or, more than likely, a comedic nightmare. And now it's for real. Not literally, so much, but almost.

Are Debt Collectors Your "Friends?" Social Networks and Debt Collection - 06/03/11http://www.einnews.com/247pr/216576The Federal Trade Commission recently held a seminar entitled "Debt Collection 2.0" and among the usual discussions of debt collection was a new topic: "Using Social Media for Debt Collection: Consumer Information, Collector Communications, and Privacy Issues." Using social media, like Facebook and Twitter for debt collection purposes is something new.

Dog Found Thanks To Facebook And Craigslist - 06/03/11http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/03/dog-found-facebook-craigslist_n_871224.htmlFacebook has been blamed for many hours of procrastination and stalking, but what about finding a lost dog? The Associated Press reports that Lucy, a golden retriever, went missing in Minnesota. A truck driver found the dog on the side of the road, and picked her up. Nobody knew who she belonged to, and so the truck driver took her along as a travel companion, ending up in Indiana.

"Unabomber" auction raises over $232,000 - 06/03/11http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110603/od_nm/us_unabomber_auctionAn online auction of "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski's personal belongings generated $232,246 to compensate his victims and their families, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Friday. The federal government held the court-ordered sale from May 18 until Thursday, as bidders snapped up 58 lots of items seized from Kaczynski during a 1996 raid of his remote cabin.

A Paradoxical Remedy for Cyberstalking - 06/01/11http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=852&doc_id=207076&f_src=internetevolution_gnewsScan the headlines and you’ll see a frightening wave of stories about cyberstalking. There even are draft laws hitting the books in some states (Illinois already has a law). The stories are bizarre, from the truck driver accused of stalking a teen actress to the case of a 12-year-old Washington-state girl charged with cyberstalking a classmate. Then there are the seemingly innumerable cases of jilted partners turned cyberstalkers.

Judge Raises Murder Suspect's Bail To $2M - 05/31/11http://www.kitv.com/r/28089083/detail.htmlA state judge on Tuesday raised bail to $2 million for a Washington state man accused of killing a woman at a Big Island resort. Howard Philip Zimmerman, 46, is charged with second-degree murder, terroristic threatening and criminal property damage.

'Archaic' attitude to cyberbullying: expert - 05/31/11http://www.caseyweeklycranbourne.com.au/news/local/news/general/archaic-attitude-to-cyberbullying-expert/2180493.aspxA CYBER safety expert has described as ‘‘archaic’’ a Cranbourne principal’s failure to act on a vicious cyberbullying attack on one of his students. Susan McLean, who runs Cyber Safety Solutions and regularly advises government departments and schools, said Alkira Secondary College in Cranbourne should have protected the victim, a year 8 student, when she was attacked by another student on her Facebook page last week.

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I'm a cyber crime expert and author of 8 books, soon to be 9! Although writing is my passion, cyber crime pays the bills. I give online safety lectures worldwide to students from 4th grade on up through college/university, as well as providing law enforcement training and speaking at various conferences as keynote.